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Who we are

We take it personally, we take it seriously, we are building long-term partnerships with our clients.

Hristov & Partners is a next generation Bulgarian law firm

We are the response to the ever increasing market demand for reliable, flexible and efficient legal services. We deliver simplicity in the current complex legal and regulatory framework. Our clients rely on simple answers and clear, commercially sensible legal advice.

With our international experience we help our clients reduce their costs and risks related to mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate and commercial transactions, competition and antitrust, regulatory compliance, public procurement and international disputes.

We are recognized and ranked by the leading international legal directories: The Legal 500, Chambers & Partners and IFLR 1000.

Our values

Modern and experienced

Modern law firm formed of experienced professionals. Opened to the challenges of the fast changing contemporary business environment. Not just enthusiastic but thorough and diligent to conduct candid risk assessment with attention to detail.

Easy to communicate

A compact, well-organized and dedicated team, reliable and easy to communicate with. In our case – smaller is better. “Simplicity” is not only about the quality of the final solution, but also about the whole process. We make it easy and simple to work with us. We understand legal complexity and can explain it in simple terms.

A senior lawyer is involved hands-on in each project

At least one of our partners or senior counsel acts in each and every case we deal with. Clients demand focus and dedication from more senior attorneys and receive our partners’ full attention. We take full responsibility to manage the process and provide practicable solutions not obstacles.

Testimonials

We are recognized and ranked by the leading international legal directories: The Legal 500, Chambers & Partners and IFLR 1000

THE ‘SUPERB’ HRISTOV & PARTNERS ‘UNDERSTANDS THE NEEDS OF MULTINATIONALS AND THE DRIVERS OF A TRANSACTION’.

The Legal 500 EMEA 2016

GREAT ATTITUDE AND DEEP COMMERCIAL UNDERSTANDING. IT IS A PLEASURE TO COMMUNICATE AND DO BUSINESS WITH HRISTOV & PARTNERS.

IFLR1000 EMEA 2017

HRISTOV & PARTNERS HAVE ALWAYS IMPRESSED ME WITH THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARD THEIR CLIENTS AND THEIR STRICT COMMITMENTS TO DEADLINES. ALSO THE WAY THEY COMMUNICATE COMPLICATED LEGAL MATTERS TO US IS QUITE UNDERSTANDABLE WHICH MAKES MY JOB MUCH EASIER. THE SERVICE PROVIDED BY HRISTOV & PARTNERS IS AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL AND ESPECIALLY THEIR RESPONSIVENESS AND BUSINESS UNDERSTANDING.

IFLR1000 EMEA 2017

I LIKE THEIR DEDICATION AND SPEED.

IFLR1000 EMEA 2016

HRISTOV AND PARTNERS ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BASED ON THEIR PROFESSIONALISM, SPEED AND QUALITY OF ADVICE, VALUE FOR MONEY AND OVERALL BECAUSE OF THE VALUE ADDED ELEMENT TO THE SERVICES THEY HAVE PERFORMED. NOT JUST A LAW PRACTICE BUT A GENUINE BUSINESS PARTNER.

Head of department of a multinational transportation solutions company

GREAT ATTITUDE AND DEEP COMMERCIAL UNDERSTANDING. IT IS A PLEASURE TO COMMUNICATE AND DO BUSINESS WITH HRISTOV & PARTNERS

IFLR 1000, 2017

HRISTOV & PARTNERS HAVE ALWAYS IMPRESSED ME WITH THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARD THEIR CLIENTS AND THEIR STRICT COMMITMENTS TO DEADLINES. ALSO THE WAY THEY COMMUNICATE COMPLICATED LEGAL MATTERS TO US IS QUITE UNDERSTANDABLE WHICH MAKES MY JOB MUCH EASIER. THE SERVICE PROVIDED BY HRISTOV & PARTNERS IS AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL AND ESPECIALLY THEIR RESPONSIVENESS AND BUSINESS UNDERSTANDING.

IFLR 1000, 2017

IFLR 1000, 2017

PAVEL HRISTOV HEADS THE CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL PRACTICE AT HRISTOV & PARTNERS, AND ASCENDS THE RANKINGS FOLLOWING COMMENTS THAT HE IS "SUPER RESPONSIVE AND RELIABLE." SPECIALISING IN BOTH M&A AND COMPETITION LAW MATTERS, HE IS ALSO COMMENDED FOR HIS "… INTERNATIONAL MINDSET.

Chambers & Partners Global, 2017

PAVEL HRISTOV OF HRISTOV & PARTNERS IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS WORK ON BULGARIAN MERGER CONTROL ASPECTS OF OFTEN CROSS-BORDER TRANSACTIONS. CLIENTS ADMIRE HIS ABILITY TO "EXPLAIN COMPLICATED LEGAL MATTERS IN SIMPLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE LANGUAGE.

Chambers & Partners Europe, 2017

THE ‘SUPERB’ HRISTOV & PARTNERS ‘UNDERSTANDS THE NEEDS OF MULTINATIONALS AND THE DRIVERS OF A TRANSACTION’. IT ACTED AS SOLE LOCAL COUNSEL TO CITRIX SYSTEMS ON ITS ACQUISITION OF BOSTON AND SOFIA-BASED VIRTUAL STORAGE COMPANY SANBOLIC. NAME PARTNER PAVEL HRISTOV IS ‘A CORPORATE LAWYER OF THE HIGHEST STANDARD’, AND ‘NEVER MISSES A DEADLINE’

The Legal 500 EMEA, 2016

PAVEL HRISTOV OF HRISTOV & PARTNERS COMBINES CORPORATE AND COMPETITION EXPERTISE TO ACT ON A NUMBER OF MERGER FILING CASES, OFTEN ON A CROSS-BORDER LEVEL. THIS RECENTLY INCLUDED ASSISTING CITRIX SYSTEMS WITH THE ACQUISITION OF SANBOLIC, INCLUDING THE TARGET'S MAJOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CENTRE IN BULGARIA, ACTING ON THE COMPETITION COMPLIANCE ASPECTS OF THE TRANSACTION. HIS PRACTICE ALSO EXTENDS TO CARTEL AND ABUSE OF DOMINANCE INVESTIGATIONS.

Chambers & Partners Europe, 2016

CLIENTS DESCRIBE PAVEL HRISTOV OF HRISTOV & PARTNERS AS "EXTREMELY PROMPT AND THOROUGH," ADDING: "HE EXPLAINS ALL COMPLEXITIES IN A CASE VERY COMPREHENSIVELY." HE FREQUENTLY ACTS FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS AND MULTINATIONAL CLIENTS ON MARKET ENTRY ACQUISITIONS, PARTICULARLY IN THE ENERGY SECTOR.

Chambers & Partners Global, 2016

THE FIRM FOCUSES ON CORPORATE M&A TRANSACTIONS, AS WELL AS COMPETITION AND ANTI-TRUST. HRISTOV&PARTNERS HAS ALWAYS PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, QUICKLY GETTING TO THE CORE OF THE PROBLEM AND PROVIDING A GOOD SOLUTION. I LIKE THEIR DEDICATION AND SPEED.

IFLR 1000 EMEA, 2016

HRISTOV & PARTNERS, WHICH HAS ‘DEEP INDUSTRY AND MARKET KNOWLEDGE’, ACTED FOR SUNEDISON ON THE ACQUISITION OF A 50% INDIRECT INTEREST IN A GROUP OF COMPANIES OPERATING AND DEVELOPING PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY PROJECTS. TEAM HEAD PAVEL HRISTOV IS ‘AN OUTSTANDING, COMMERCIALLY MINDED LAWYER WITH EXCELLENT UNDERSTANDING OF BUSINESS GOALS AND CORPORATE CULTURE’.

The Legal500 EMEA, 2015

CLIENTS PRAISE PAVEL HRISTOV OF HRISTOV & PARTNERS FOR HIS EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE IN COMPETITION MATTERS, AND FOR "PROVIDING ADVICE AND INNOVATIVE IDEAS ON BUSINESS STRATEGY." HE RECENTLY ACTED FOR BRIDGESTONE BULGARIA ON THE COMPETITION ASPECTS OF ITS STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH A TYRE INDUSTRY COMPETITOR.

Chambers & Partners Europe, 2015

HRISTOV & PARTNERS FOCUSES ON CORPORATE, EPC AND COMPETITION ABOVE ALL. “HE AND HIS TEAM ARE VERY RELIABLE AND HARD-WORKING, HE WORKS 24-7 AND I CAN REACH HIM AT ANYTIME…” “I CAN ONLY GIVE VERY POSITIVE FEEDBACK, MAINLY BECAUSE I LIKE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONS WORK; THEY CAN SPEAK MY LANGUAGE IN TERMS OF THINGS LIKE COMPLIANCE REGULATIONS”. THE CLIENT RECOMMENDS THE FIRM FOR BEING “STRAIGHT-FORWARD” AND “COMMERCIALLY ASTUTE”.

IFLR 1000 EMEA, 2014

PAVEL HRISTOV REMAINS POPULAR WITH CLIENTS, WHO HIGHLIGHT HIS IMPRESSIVE WORK ETHIC AND COMMERCIAL AWARENESS. “HE UNDERSTANDS MY BUSINESS, AS WELL AS MY TAX AND COMMERCIAL ISSUES”, REPORTED ONE SOURCE. PAVEL HRISTOV IS ADMIRED BY PEERS AND CLIENTS ALIKE FOR HIS PRECISION AND AVAILABILITY.

Chambers & Partners Europe, 2014

WITH EXCELLENT BUSINESS ACUMEN” HRISTOV & PARTNERS ADVISED BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION ON PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND TRANSACTIONAL MATTERS, AND ADVISED BRIGHT MARKETING RESEARCH ON AN INTERNATIONAL OUTSOURCING CONTRACT. PAVEL HRISTOV IS “VERY PROFESSIONAL” AND PROVIDES “AN EXCELLENT SERVICE TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS”. THE “TRULY BRILLIANT” PAVEL HRISTOV IS “AN EXCELLENT STRATEGIST”.

The Legal 500 EMEA, 2014

“WE ARE VERY SATISFIED WITH THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, PROVIDED BY HRISTOV & PARTNERS. EXTREMELY RESPONSIBLE, DILIGENT, ACCURATE AND PAYING ATTENTION TO THE SMALLEST DETAIL. ALL DEADLINES WERE RESPECTED. NO WEAKNESSES.”

IFLR1000 EMEA, 2018

IFLR1000 EMEA, 2018

"HIGH QUALITY OF WORK PERFORMED, PRAGMATIC ADVICE, HIGHEST DEGREE OF RESPONSIVENESS EVER EXPERIENCED AND BUSINESS ORIENTED.”

IFLR 1000 EMEA 2018

‘HRISTOV & PARTNERS’ ‘EXTREMELY DILIGENT AND PATIENT’ TEAM ADVISED SPADEL ON ITS €120M ACQUISITION OF DEVIN AND ASSISTED G4S WITH DIVESTING ITS BULGARIAN OPERATIONS TO VIP SECURITY GROUP. ALDIN SHENKOV IS A KEY NAME FOR TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE TURKISH MARKET.'

Legal 500 EMEA, 2018

Pavel Hristov of HRISTOV & PARTNERS is well respected among peers for his experience in merger control mandates and for his success in building an active practice. He advised Spadel on the notification of its EUR120 million acquisition of Devin. He acts for clients in sectors such as finance, distribution and technology on merger filings following M&A transactions and corporate restructurings. He also handles day-to-day compliance issues.

Chambers & Partners Europe, 2018

GROWING PRESENCE IN THE BULGARIAN MARKET, OFFERING NOTABLE EXPERIENCE ACROSS CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS, MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL RESTRUCTURING MANDATES AND DAY-TO-DAY COMMERCIAL ISSUES. ASSISTS CLIENTS FROM SECTORS SUCH AS FINANCE, TECHNOLOGY AND FOOD AND DRINK WITH THEIR BULGARIAN OPERATIONS. REGULARLY ACTS ALONGSIDE INTERNATIONAL FIRMS TO PROVIDE LOCAL ADVICE ON CROSS-BORDER MATTERS.

Chambers & Partners Europe, 2018

IMPRESSED CLIENTS LAUD THE TEAM'S "CLEAR AND PRAGMATIC" APPROACH, DESCRIBING IT AS "THOROUGH, KNOWLEDGEABLE, CUSTOMER-FRIENDLY, EFFECTIVE AND PROACTIVE IN ITS LEGAL ADVICE AND ACTIONS."

Chambers & Partners Europe, 2018

HRISTOV & PARTNERS HAS SUCCESSFULLY ASSISTED SPADEL, G4S AND ALD AUTOMOTIVE AMONG OTHER MULTINATIONALS WITH OBTAINING UNCONDITIONAL APPROVAL BEFORE THE CPC FOR THEIR ACQUISITIONS ON THE BULGARIAN MARKET. PAVEL HRISTOV IS ‘EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT AND CLIENT ORIENTED’ AND BILIANA SHAGOVA IS ‘EXTREMELY DILIGENT’.

LEGAL 500 EMEA, 2018

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We are the response to the ever increasing market demand for reliable, flexible and efficient legal services.